Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 61 | 103 | 136 | 138 | 118 | 135 | 140 | 182 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM3.75m | 8:52PM4.21m | 9:08AM3.98m | 9:23PM4.45m | 9:41AM4.17m | 9:56PM4.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.55m | 4:01AM0.34m | 4:07PM0.40m | 4:34AM0.22m | 4:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 33 | — | — | — | 57 | 52 | 25 | 135 | 140 | 182 | 193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | SW 12 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 61 | 103 | 136 | 138 | 118 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 312 | 280 | 303 | 296 | 296 | 279 | 296 | 296 | 191 | 191 | 241 | 307 | 307 | 117 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 191 | 27 | 3 | 103 | 103 |
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